Melt the butter, chocolate, and 1 teaspoon of cream over a low heat.
sieveBritish EnglishBrE, siftAmerican EnglishAmE to put flour or other powders through a sieve (=tool like a net made of wire, which you use for removing larger grains or pieces)
Sift the flour and cocoa before adding to the rest of the mixture.
chop to cut something into pieces, especially using a big knife
fold something in to gently mix another substance into a mixture
Fold in the beaten egg whites.
knead to pressdough (=a mixture of flour and water) many times with your hands when you are making bread
Knead the dough for ten minutes, until smooth.
drizzle to slowly pour a small amount of a liquid onto something
Drizzle with olive oil.
let something stand to leave something somewhere, before you do something else with it
Let the mixture stand for a couple of hours so that it cools naturally.
serve to put different foods together as part of a meal
Serve with rice and a salad.
Serve the aubergines on a bed of lettuce.
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cooking• Jean-Claude Kausmann doesn't get involved in laundering in his own home - but he does do all the shopping and cooking.• Because they can see nothing in front of them but cooking and scrubbing and mending ... and endlessbabies.• Maybe you should take a Chinesecookingclass.• There's nothing like home cooking.• His hobbies include cooking and wine-making.• Karen lovesItaliancooking.• Stop criticizing my cooking!• Do you do a lot of cooking?• Gail's cooking is always good.• Southerncooking• He would give £5 to my mum for all the cooking and £5 to my father and £5 to my uncle.• Who does the cooking in your house?• Their job is at home, in bed and then doing the cooking.• I can recommend that new Greekrestaurant. Their cooking is excellent.• Even though cooking may destroy the bacterial cells, it is unlikely to inactivate the toxin.• All meals are provided and the centre specialises in vegetariancooking.
DFC[only before noun]suitable for or used in cooking 适合烹饪的;烹饪用的
The rooms all have cooking facilities (=there is cooking equipment in the rooms).
这些房间都有烹饪设备。
cooking pot/utensils/equipment etc 烹调锅/用具/设备等
cooking apples
烹调用的苹果
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cooking• That's cooking chocolate -- you shouldn't really eat it on its own.• We keep all the cookingutensils on the bottomshelf.• Add the tomatoes and some of the cooking water.
ADJECTIVE | VERB + COOKING | COOKING + NOUN | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤good, gourmet, great好的烹飪;美味佳肴;美食◇We enjoyed some of her gourmet cooking.我們品嚐了她做的一些美味佳肴。➤home家常菜◇I miss my mother's good home cooking.我懷念媽媽做的好吃的家常菜。➤traditional傳統菜◇traditional southern cooking傳統的南方菜➤regional地方菜▸➤Chinese, Italian, etc.中國菜、意大利菜等◇French regional cooking法國地方菜➤Mediterranean, southern, Tex-Mex地中海風味菜肴;南方菜;美式墨西哥風味菜肴▸➤vegetarian素食烹飪▸➤slow慢火烹調VERB + COOKING➤do做飯◇Who does most of the cooking in your house?你家裏主要由誰做飯?COOKING + NOUN➤oil食用油➤show (= on TV) (NAmE) 電視烹飪節目PREPOSITION➤during cooking烹調過程中◇Stir the mixture to prevent the beans sticking to the bottom during cooking.烹製過程中攪一攪食材,以免豆子粘到鍋底上。➤in cooking在烹調時◇I use yogurt a lot in cooking.我烹調食物時用很多酸奶。
cooking ♦︎ cuisine ♦︎ cookery ♦︎ bakingThese are all words for the process of preparing food.这些词均表示烹饪、烹调。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆vegetarian cooking / cuisine / cookery◆French / Chinese, etc. cooking / cuisine / cookery◆excellent / superb / traditional / local cooking / cuisine◆home cooking / baking◆to offer / serve a particular kind of cooking / cuisine■cooking [uncountable] the process of preparing food; food that has been prepared in a particular way烹饪;烹调;(用某种方法烹制的)食物,饭菜◆My husband does all the cooking.我丈夫把做饭全包了。◆The restaurant offers traditional home cooking(= food similar to that cooked at home).这家餐馆供应传统的家常菜。■cuisine kwɪˈziːn [uncountable, countable] (from French, ratherformal) a style of cooking; the food served in a restaurant (usually an expensive one)(⋯式的)烹饪;风味;(高级餐馆的)饭菜,菜肴◆You must sample the local cuisine.你一定要尝尝当地的风味。◆The hotel restaurant is noted for its excellent cuisine.这家旅馆的餐厅以美食佳肴闻名。■cookery [uncountable] (BrE) the art or activity of preparing and cooking food烹饪术;烹饪;烹调◆Before he leaves home he'll have to learn some basic cookery.他离家之前一定要学些基本的烹饪方法。◆I'm going on a cookery course.我正在上一个烹饪课程。◆I've bought a new cookery book.我买了一本新的烹饪书。ⓘ In both British and American English this can also be called a cookbook.烹饪书在英式和美式英语中还可称为cookbook。■baking [uncountable] the process of cooking using dry heat in an oven烤制;烘焙◆A warm smell of baking came from the kitchen.厨房里飘来烘烤食物的暖香。◆Arrange the mushrooms in a greased baking tray.把蘑菇整齐摆放在涂过油的烤盘上。ⓘ Baking is used especially about making bread and cakes. * baking尤指制作面包和蛋糕。 see also bake ⇨ bake